Flowers Now - Gentle Memories

VTV.vn - When sudden showers cool the dry, cracked ground after a scorching summer, the land of Nau (Dak Lak) welcomes a strange flower growing from the ground - the hour flower.

Flowers now - Gentle memories.

No need to fertilize, no need to cultivate, just wait for the rain, the tender purple buds of the cotton now sprout from the ground, signaling the arrival of autumn.

A strange flower grows from the ground - the Hour flower.

If the flood season in the West has linh fish and dien dien flowers, then Xu Nau is proud to have hoa gioi flowers - a gift from heaven and earth reserved for the sunny and windy Central region. The flowers are not showy, the petals are fragile, light purple, the pistil is yellow like the new sunlight, the fragrance is light but enough to stir the memories of those far from home.

In a sunny and windy land like Dak Lak , people cannot easily recognize when autumn has arrived unless one afternoon passing by the alley, suddenly smelling the scent of cotton flowers in the pot of sour soup that mother cooks. As for those who are far away from home, just mentioning autumn will immediately remember that very special scent.

Some people say it is called “bong gio” because it blooms at the right time, only growing in autumn. Others say its correct name is “bong gie”, meaning it grows in each gie. People in the old Phu Yen , now Dak Lak, said “e” as “o” so it became “bong gio”. But “gio” or “gie” is not important. Because that flower only grows abundantly in this land and only the people of Xu Nau named it.

Cotton - a gift from heaven and earth reserved for the sunny and windy Central region.

The chrysanthemum flower is not only for viewing, but people also turn it into a rustic culinary ingredient that is unmatched anywhere else. From a pot of steaming mixed vegetable soup, a plate of boiled vegetables dipped in anchovy fish sauce, to a bowl of sour mackerel soup full of the soul of the countryside - everything becomes more delicious when there are a few chrysanthemum flowers.

Strangely, its aroma does not overwhelm but enhances the flavor of each dish, making anyone who has enjoyed it once remember it forever. People also create unique dishes such as cotton flower poured into pancakes, stir-fried with bean sprouts, or even put in a pot of rice or a cup of sweet soup, bringing a flavor that is both familiar and strange.

Cotton in the pot of sour soup mom cooked.

For tourists, enjoying the chrysanthemum is a way to feel the soul of the countryside. The special thing about chrysanthemum is not only its flavor, its strong vitality also makes people admire it. Having lost its leaves and withered all summer, just one autumn rain, chrysanthemum is reborn, persistent and proud.

Have a unique beauty.

Bong Gio - a flower that only blooms once a year, for about ten short days, but is enough to make the autumn of the land of Nau become unique and memorable. It is a flavor, a symbol of revival and above all, a gentle nostalgia in the hearts of many people. Bong Gio - a wild flower that encapsulates memories of the countryside, simple feelings, so that anyone who has tasted it once, when far away, suddenly feels nostalgic.

Bong Gio - the flower that makes autumn in the land of Nau unique and memorable.

Source: https://vtv.vn/bong-gio-noi-nho-diu-dang-100250914172323446.htm